Lock.



H.. W. LYONS.

LOCK.

APPLICATION man JUNE l2. 1911.v

1,249,974., Patented Dee; 11,1917.

Sme/whom 'BWL-990mg Vvinto a ,locked position.

,HARRYIW LYNsoF TQwNsENel-MONTANV Y,

`State ofy Montana, have invented certain.

new and useful Improvements in ;Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and lexact 'description ot the Qinventiomsuch asv will enable others skilled in "the art Aand vuse the same.

This invention relates toimprovem-ents in la lock `and has .for one of its objects the provision of aA 'device [of this character, whereby it isfnecessary to insert a coin Y within the lock before'thesameI Another objecty Vof this;inveiition@I fthe l provision `of a sliding bolt .normallyfuiged outwardly of the casing of tlie/lockfand .whicliis held,V in la retracted'positio'n by, a f locking"member,whichjlocking member is adapted to' be actuated upon theinsertio'n .v

' ,bolt 5 is provided'iv y of a coin within'thelock casing. y

A, `further vobjectof l'this' invention is, the provision of means. carried by thef'lo'cking or sliding bolt, wliicli'will prevent the key' of-the lock fromvbeingqwithdrawn from .the casing after the sliding bolt li a s. been rewhile thelock is in an unlocked position.

A still further object of this invention lis theiprovision; of av lock,oftbe abov e, stated..V character, which will be simple, durable,.. g

be hereinafter more fully described. and y permitl said member tomove upwardly and Vdownwardly within the casing for the purclaimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, re ference is to vbe had to the .following description and accompanying drawings. in whchzf Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a lock constructed in accordance with myl invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showingvthe means for preventing the key from being withdrawn from the casing when the lock is in an unlocked position,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse seo- Y speciacaaon oftettersr'aienf. 15ate11td De Appiicatibn iiiea'qmie 12, s'iiiivpiiziavlf *tional :view faken in aie-lia@ 3;-

,with aslot 61 forgthepurposf.o re

i'ngfthe means yfor supporting"thezloclging memberanagihe ,sliiliiisbolt' Referring indetail" p01 thefrlrawingsj'the numeralfl "indicates Vir'asifril'gf havingjthie usual removable cover 2,' whic m4 muisarm 'is prif'idedffiilith anv opening 4 jin one' the", web fpj'o'rtion'l' of. ja ffs shaped supportingjmember 7 that 'is secured a .recess 11," forming i Aapiana member-lofts pivoiealwahin ivithin its under lface. a notch 18d forf'the purpose of engaging a'lug '19 formed upon the upper edge of the loclcing'bolt 5 when said locking bolt 5 is moved linto a retracted or unlocked position.

vThe locking member 16is provided with a slot Q0 for the purpose of receiving the web portion of the substantially.U-shaped supporting member 7, and vwhich slot will poseof disengaging the notch or recess 18 from engagement with the lug 19 to free the f Sliding bolt 5.

f lValls Q1 are formed within the casing for i upper vertical branch of the passage 2v2 for permitting a coin to be deposited upon` ,coin as shownin Fig. l to move thesame for,y

wardly against the beveled end 30 of the locking member 16, which causes said locking member to move upwardly upon its 'pivot 17 disengaging the recess 18 from the lug 19 so that; the sli-ding bolt 5 may be moved exteriorly of the casing and into engagement with the keeper not shown), under the iniuence of the spring 10. As the locking member 16 moves upwardly to dis- -en'gage the recess 18 from the lug 19, the -coin drops downwardly within the lower Vertical branch 22, which constitutesa coin receiving chamber.

Asubstantially L-sliaped member 31 is `seciiredztothe slidingv bolt 5 as shown at 32 'and is adapted to have its horizontal portion 33 to extend through the wards lrofrthe key 14, whe'nthe .sliding bolt 5 is in a retracted position to prevent the key from being withdrawn from the casing, thus preventing kthe danger of losing the key while n.' l .the lock is in an unlocked position.

While I' have shown and ldescribed the "preferred embodiment vof my invention, it

willbe understood that minor changes iii construction, combination and arrangement ofparts may be made without departing l.from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Ha vini; dias''described my invention, what 1 claim is :wD l

l.. A lock 'comprising a casing,a a sliding1 bolt in said' casing and normally Viin-ged exfterioily'y thereof, a locking member pivoted tion, means for retracting saidbolt, said locking member having its free end beveled, Walls `formed within said casing to provide `a coin passageLsaid coin passage consisting of iipper and lower vertical flanges coiinected by a horizontal branch to .receive ,a coin, and a `spring actuated member slidable vin the casing and adapted to engage the coin to move the same against the beveled end of the lockingl member for swinging said memv ber upon its pivot to disengage the recess thereof from the lug; l'

2. A lock comprising a casing, a sliding bolt in said casinoa and havin@y a' recess 'and h v 2D slot in communication with each other, ar

substantially U-shaped .member extending through a slot and securedto thec'asing, a spring located within they recess and bearing 'against the U-sliaped ymember to urge'the bolt eXteriorly of the casingta locking merriey .ber pivoted within said casing and having" a slot toreceive'the substantially U-shaped member, said locking` member having a recess, a lug formed on the locking 'bolt and 'received within the recess wliensa'id boltis4 in a retracted position, means for retractingl said bolt,` and lmeans for moving a coin against the locking lmember to'rock the same on its'pivot to.k free the recess thereof of the lug.

In testimony whereof l ailix my signature` '5 iii presence fortwo witnesses. n

i HARRY W. LYONS.

l/VitnesseszuV i' l y P. HQFALLows,

' HAROLD'E. Woiico'r'r.

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